Take a look at Apple’s Top Secret (until now) Health Research Lab

After Apple revealed the Apple Watch last September, there’s been a lot of opinions around how successful this new gadget will be and if the company will disrupt again, or not, the tech industry.

What nobody knew is that the company has been doing an extensive health research with their employees for the past two years. It was such a confidential information that employees that wanted to be a part of it volunteered for a secret Apple project without the knowledge that it was part of the Apple Watch Health Research.

Inside a warehouse in New York the company developed a fitness lab. From specific workouts to temperature controlled chambers, the research has helped Apple gather valuable pieces of data to improve their new product and offer one of its most desirable features: “HealthKit”. This framework can monitor your heart rate, calories burned, cholesterol, among other data that can even let you know when you should stand up after being seated for many hours.

Volunteers were asked to wear special masks to monitor their breathing and calories burned. They also used concealed Apple Watches while working out, doing yoga, running, rowing, among other fitness activities.